U S A: University of Detroit , 1968. Author is an architect and archtectural photographer. Discussion of Polyhedra and its related constituents written as course documentation for the school of architecture. There are some unusual designs contained within. CONDITION Spiral bound illustrated card wrappers. 9 pages in text with 106 illustrations, drawings and photographs captioned. Covers handled with crease to rear, damge top crn of title page and bottom cnr of last page of bibliography at rear. Mostly good.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Title: Geodesics
Author: Popko, Edward
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: University of Detroit, 1968

Approx. 10. Illus with drawings and photos. From the introduction: "The term geodesics is a contemporary geometric title ascribed to the arcs on a spherical surface which represent the shortest distance between any two points on that surface. When applied to architectural spanning devices it becomes, . .a frame of generally spherical form in which the main structural elements are interconnected in a geodesic pattern of approximate great circle arcs intersecting to form a three-way grid, " (FromR. B. Fuller, U.S. Pat. No. Z-682-Z35) The following primer concerns itself with some of the basic principles which have underlined investigations into geodesic structures. Although the scope is somewhat limited, the author wishes to relate sufficient background so as to familiarize the reader with criterion necessary to spherical design.